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  Hristo Boytchev
  Bulgaria
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• Info: Born in a northern Bulgarian village in 1950, he studied mechanical engineering and worked as an engineer and factory manager until 1985. After that, he studied at the Academy for Theatre and Film in Sofia. He made his theatre debut in 1984 and had written six plays by 1989. After the fall of communism and the abolition of censorship, his regime-critiquing plays could finally be staged and he quickly become the most-performed author of his country. The satirical television shows he made during this time had a large impact on his absurdly grotesque comedies.                                                                                  “The Colonel Bird,” which premiered in 1997, is his greatest international success. It was presented at the BONN BIENNALE 2000: A precarious “role reversal” in a forgotten psychiatric ward that arises when a UN package of humanitarian aid is mistakenly delivered to the wrong place and subsequently provides unexpected treatment possibilities as well as humorous political consequences.                                                                                  In addition to this work, his many other plays have been translated into numerous languages and are frequently performed in Germany and other countries worldwide. His most recent plays include “The Underground Man” and an adaptation of Kazantzakis' novel “Zorba the Greek.”                                                                                  (Photo: Privat)
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